Posted on 11/12/2005 2:22:09 PM PST by freepatriot32
He wasn't able to get out to vote for himself, but lots of others did. And a prison inmate was elected to a school board Tuesday in southern California.
Randy Hale received 831 votes, earning one of three open seats on the Romoland School Board, even though he's behind bars. Hale violated his parole after being convicted of spousal abuse and drug possession.
He was returned to prison in September, and isn't due to be released until mid-February. His wife Penny says "this is wild." The district's superintendent says he's consulting lawyers to figure out how to handle the situation.
A political scientist at the University of California-Riverside says the fact that Hale's name was at the top of the ballot may have helped him get votes.
That was funny!
Blackballing candidates is a common practice. It happens here all the time, even with members of the same party.
I'm actually referring to a process where a box is passed around a room and a white marble or a black marble is placed inside the box. All it takes is one black ball for the candidate, for membership perhaps, is rejected. The identity of whoever placed the black ball is unknown. Our election process should be more open than this.
Shows how dumb I am:). In principle, I agree with you, but I would worry a little about it here. Politicians here love to get revenge on those who they think have wronged them. My current mayor is a master at it (I've made sure to stay on his good side--hehe). There have been a few things I have voted against, for my own reasons, even though I may have agreed mostly with the issue.
Usually, you don't find out they're criminals until after they get into office.
Maybe they were voting for the lesser of evils. Who knows.
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